Actually, I just found a story about Chip Kelly being engaged a few years ago. He probably dumped the girl or put off the engagement because he wanted to concentrate full-time on being a head coach without any distractions.

quote:Chip Kelly, Oregon’s superb assistant football coach, will be getting married next year to fiancee Kobi Biagini.

It’ll be a departure for Kelly, because he basically has been married to his job. The 44-year-old New Hampshire native has ascended to an elite status in college football coaching – just look at the numbers: 39 points and 463 yards per game since he took over as UO offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and put his touch on the spread offense.

re: Chip Kelly, only FBS Head Coach to never marry(Posted by Weebie on 1/3/13 at 9:36 pm to bddwolfpack)

he can enjoy the millions of dollars that he has earned without having to deal with the threat of a female who could take it away thanks to the legal loop hole of marriage (aka a piece of paper) that basically legally allows theft if she ever decides to leave him.

Here's also a link to her linkedin page. She attended New Hampshire when Chip was coaching there so it seems like they knew each other for a while. It's also interesting that she's a long-time employee of Nike. LINK

re: Chip Kelly, only FBS Head Coach to never marry(Posted by NHTIGER on 1/3/13 at 10:54 pm to bddwolfpack)

quote:and I'm not sure if he ever played organized football at all.

He was a star player at Manchester (NH) Central High School, according to his coach:

"“I’m really proud to say I coached him, and to call him a friend,” said Bob Leonard, Kelly’s coach in football and track at Manchester (N.H.) Central High School. “He was in my wedding. Since day one, we’ve been friends. He’s the best.”

Kelly was a star in both sports for Leonard, but his athletic background traces back much further. He is the third of four brothers, all athletes. Their parents supported the boys’ athletic endeavors; their father, Paul, later became a regular presence at UNH football practices when Kelly played there."

"But team sports were Chip Kelly’s calling. He played CYO basketball, and was a rugged winger in the Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association. Truth be told, hockey was Kelly’s first love, but he was better at football, which ultimately became the focus of his energies."

"At Manchester Central, Kelly ran the second leg on a 4x100-meter relay team that once held the New England record, Leonard said. Quick feet made Kelly a whiz through the turn, and helped him in football as well. He took over at quarterback for Central’s “Little Green” — a nod to nearby Dartmouth College’s Big Green — as a sophomore, also playing safety."